Bills & Legislation

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PEDIATRIC HOSPICE WORKING GROUP.

To (1) require the working group concerning pediatric palliative and hospice care to develop recommendations for the establishment of a Children's Health, Advocacy, Management and Palliative Care program and Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Center of Excellence pilot program, and (2) require the Commissioner of Public Health to establish such programs.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING NEWBORN SCREENING FOR DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.

To require newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM CONCERNING THE USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND REQUIRING REPORTS CONCERNING STRIP AND CAVITY SEARCHES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

To require the Department of Correction to report concerning the potential use of body scanning machines in correctional facilities and policies and information concerning the conduct of strip searches and cavity searches of persons who are incarcerated.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING.

To (1) eliminate the requirement that a petition for post-conviction DNA testing be made at any time during the term of the petitioner's incarceration, and (2) set forth that the denial of such petition is a final judgment for purposes of an appeal.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING CHILD CARE SERVICES, EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO PATIENTS RECEIVING PRENATAL CARE.

To require the Office of Early Childhood to develop and administer a pilot program to disseminate information concerning child care services, early intervention programs and financial assistance programs to patients receiving prenatal care.

Committee on Children

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REGARDING THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STATUTES.

To implement the recommendations of the Department of Administrative Services regarding the school building projects statutes.

Education Committee

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE REVIEW OF HEALTH CARE ENTITY TRANSACTIONS.

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF THE GENERAL FUND.

To review appropriations from the General Fund.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF WAGE AND HOUR INVESTIGATORS AT THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

To increase the number of wage and hour investigators employed by the Labor Department.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TO STUDY THE AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO ADDRESS INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE SERVICES NEEDS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.

To require the Office of Early Childhood to conduct an annual study of child care availability throughout the state and to develop a plan to address infant and toddler childcare needs for low-income families.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS AND REVISIONS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STATUTES.

To authorize state grant commitments for school building projects and make revisions to the school building project statutes.

Education Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC PORTAL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR STATE GRANT PROGRAMS.

To require the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to establish an electronic portal containing information a regarding state grant programs, including applications for such programs.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPENDITURES.

To require a report on special education expenditures.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOL SECURITY PERSONNEL TRAINING.

To (1) provide that an instructor approved by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council and elected by a local or regional board of education may provide training to armed and unarmed security personnel employed in the public schools, (2) provide that such training may be provided at the Connecticut Police Academy or any other location elected by the local or regional board of education, and (3) establish certain training requirements for armed and unarmed security personnel.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REFORMS TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE.

To (1) allow certain processing of absentee ballots prior to the day of an election, primary or referendum, (2) provide for notification of electors whose absentee ballots have been marked "Rejected" to advise of the opportunity to vote in person, (3) require that ballots be counted on the day of an election or primary beginning at eight o'clock a.m., (4) require individuals signing petitions to date their signatures thereon, (5) provide that petition forms for candidacies for municipal offices are available from the Secretary of the State instead of the registrar of voters, (6) limit the reasons after the close of the polls for which the canvass may be interrupted prior to the transmission of the preliminary results to the Secretary, (7) for discrepancy recanvasses, (A) require that all districts in a municipality be examined and not just the district in which the discrepancy was found, and (B) allow one party representative to communicate directly with the moderator, (8) require the Secretary to test the election management system, and give a demonstration thereon to local election officials, prior to each election and primary, (9) require the registrars of voters in each municipality to display a poster in each early voting location to assist electors in looking up their proper respective voting district to ensure they receive the correct early voting ballot, (10) require the Secretary to approve at least one electronic poll book for local election official use by January 1, 2027, (11) allow municipalities of a certain size to reduce their number of polling places for primaries, and (12) appropriate funds to the office of the Secretary of the State for early voting purposes.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT RESTORING SERVICE ON THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

To require the Department of Transportation to fully restore service on the Shore Line East rail line.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PARK REPLACEMENT STATUTE.

To clarify the municipal requirement to replace land taken for other purposes that was previously dedicated to open space or park space.

Environment Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OR USING PARAMETRIC INSURANCE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS IMPACTED BY THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE WEATHER.

To require that the Insurance Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, conduct a feasibility study for establishing a captive insurance company or providing insurance coverage through parametric contracts to provide financial assistance to farmers in the state impacted by the effects of severe weather.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A BIENNIAL STUDY OF PAYMENT PARITY FOR SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES IN THE STATE AND THE HUSKY HEALTH PROGRAM.

To require a biennial study of payment parity for services under certain individual and group health insurance policies in the state and the HUSKY Health program.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE.

To add members to the Transforming Children's Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABINOIDS, HEMP AND HEMP PRODUCTS.

To (1) redefine "marijuana" to exclude certain products, (2) define "naturally manufactured hemp cannabinoid" and "low-THC hemp product", (3) redefine "synthetic cannabinoid", "independent testing laboratory", "manufacture" and "manufacturer hemp product", (4) authorize licensees to sell high-THC hemp products and naturally manufactured hemp cannabinoids to certain persons, (5) authorize additional persons to conduct testing of manufacturer hemp products and modify various requirements concerning testing procedures, (6) authorize unlicensed sales of certain low-THC hemp products, (7) modify various requirements concerning packaging, presenting and advertising manufacturer hemp products, and (8) modify various provisions concerning the THC content of hemp and manufacturer hemp products.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND.

To review appropriations from funds other than the General Fund.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF LONG-TERM CARE OPTIONS FOR MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.

To expand long-term care options for Medicaid beneficiaries.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES.

To (1) limit the use of electronic monitoring by an employer, and (2) establish various requirements concerning the use of artificial intelligence systems by employers.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM PORTAL.

To create the Early Care and Education Program Portal to provide families with a means of accessing real-time information about slot availability in early care and education programs in the state.

Committee on Children

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD.

To make revisions to provisions concerning the State Contracting Standards Board recommended by the board, including by giving the board authority over quasi-public agency procurement, prohibiting the Governor from reducing allotments to the board, requiring the online posting of emergency procurements, revising requirements regarding proposed privatization contracts, and providing that provisions in title 4e supersede certain other provisions.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT ALLOWING COURT DISCRETION TO ADD A FAMILY VIOLENCE COMPONENT TO THE PRETRIAL SUPERVISED DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES.

To require the Court Support Services Division to determine if a person has the capacity to participate in domestic violence treatment either in concurrence with or following the completion of mental health treatment in cases involving a family violence crime.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.

To require the Office of Policy and Management to administer a program to provide grants-in-aid to municipalities for costs related to the construction, improvement and expansion of public infrastructure associated with the construction of certain dwellings and housing that are subject to affordable housing deed restrictions.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RISK-LIMITING AUDITS WORKING GROUP.

To implement the recommendations of the risk-limiting audits working group.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE POLICY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

To implement the recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVES.

To require a report by the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch on the expansion of community support services.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INSURANCE FUND WORKING GROUP.

To transfer over a five-year period from the Insurance Fund to the General Fund (1) the public health fee, and (2) payment for the Office of Health Strategy.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING AUTOMATIC POSTINGS OF CERTAIN STATE JOBS.

To require an appointing authority to post a job advertisement for certain positions within ten days of a vacancy occurring.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT STUDYING THE DANBURY BRANCH LINE OF THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD AND CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL.

To (1) require the Department of Transportation to fund the New Haven Line, (2) establish minimum train crew size requirements for freight railroad companies operating in the state, (3) require the installation of hotbox detectors every twenty miles on any rail line in which passenger trains operate, (4) increase the amount of bond funds available for grants for commercial rail line improvements, and (5) study the feasibility of operating hybrid trains on the Danbury branch line of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad and expanding such line to include the town of New Milford.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AUDITS OF THE UTILITY PROGRAMS OVERSEEN BY THE ENERGY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT BOARD.

To subject entities that provide energy assessments funded by the Clean Energy Fund to residential homeowners to biennial audit by the Auditors of Public Accounts.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT.

To establish a Municipal Election Accountability Board and a process by which said board may be authorized to exercise oversight of municipalities in the administration of their elections, primaries and referenda.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STATE DISPARITY STUDY.

To implement the recommendations of the state disparity study, including by changing fixed percentage set-aside goals to project-specific goals and consolidating provisions concerning municipal and quasi-public agency contracts with provisions concerning state contracts.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AN ECONOMIC STUDY ON AREAS SURROUNDING THE MOHEGAN-PEQUOT BRIDGE.

To require the Commissioners of Economic and Community Development and Transportation to conduct or commission an economic study on the areas surrounding the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOUSING GROWTH FUND FOR A MUNICIPAL GRANT PROGRAM.

To establish a Housing Growth Fund for a municipal grant program to increase the availability of affordable housing and maximize the amount of residential, commercial and leisure space near transit facilities.

Housing Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN AGENCIES TO REPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

To require the Department of Social Services and the Department of Developmental Services to submit reports describing current costs associated with programs serving children and families and anticipated costs associated with utilizing different eligibility criteria for participation in such programs.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITED PURPOSE TRUST COMPANIES.

To authorize the establishment of limited purpose trust companies.

Banking Committee

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE DOMESTIC WORKERS EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS PROGRAM.

To provide funds for the domestic workers education and training grants program.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN DEVELOPING PREAPPROVED BUILDING PLANS.

To establish a program to assist municipalities in developing preapproved building plans.

Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ADULT DAY CENTER TRANSPORTATION.

To increase the fee schedule effective July 1, 2025, for adult day care services by ten per cent over the fee schedule for adult day care services for the previous fiscal year for the purpose of providing increased funding for adult day care transportation.

Aging Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR A BOAT WASHING STATION AT GARDNER LAKE IN THE TOWN OF SALEM.

To reduce invasive plants carried on the hull, prop and motor of boats in Gardner Lake in the town of Salem.

Environment Committee

AN ACT PROTECTING PARTICIPANTS IN TITLE IX PROCEEDINGS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

To provide immunity from liability for students and employees of institutions of higher education who report or disclose being a victim of sexual assault, stalking or intimate partner violence and participate or testify in any Title IX investigation or proceedings.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.

To require a study and report on student loan repayment programs.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS.

To require the Commissioner of Social Services to study long-term care needs in the state.

Aging Committee